November 2010
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First Look at Google Earth 6
It seems like it was a stealth release. There was no big fanfare or announcement about the release of Google Earth 6 that cross my desk. But, I just happened to stumble onto the news and, of course, grabbed it immediately to kick the tires. I’ve always been fascinated by maps and geography and Google… Continue reading
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links for 2010-11-29
GpCode ransomware returns, with stronger encryption | ZDNet A new version of the dangerous GpCode ransomware has been detected, using RSA-1024 and AES-256 as crypto-algorithms. (tags: gpcode encryption returns ransomware icsxx) Facebook infested with new worm Facebook is littered with a worm, seemingly the same one under different names, created by randomly generated developers, which… Continue reading
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The Value of Hashtags
You’ve seen them and you’ve probably used them. On Twitter, they are usually cryptic codes that appear in messages following the # sign. Hashtags allow you to follow a conversation stream. You just search for that hashtag and watch the results come in! The value is that you are not limitd to messages from just… Continue reading
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links for 2010-11-28
Justin.tv – Streaming live video broadcasts for everyone Broadcast what you're doing Go live now, meet new friends and have fun. (tags: tv streaming web2.0 social webcam justin.tv community blog) The Googlization of Everything (excerpt) – Siva Vaidhyanathan – University of California Press Google dominates the World Wide Web. There was never an election to… Continue reading
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